Menu-labeling legislation is a proposed public health intervention for poor diet and obesity
that requires chain restaurants to provide nutrition information on menus and menu boards …

Because the rate of consumption of away-from-home meals has increased dramatically, the
distinction between requiring nutrition information for packaged but not restaurant products …

Objectives. We assessed whether labeling restaurant menus with information on the nutrient
content of menu items would cause customers to alter their ordering patterns. Methods. Six …

In some cases, the purpose for using the law to affect the desirability of foods of low nutritive
value is financial.“Sin taxes” on processed snack foods and high-sugar beverages have …

Background In 2010, Philadelphia enacted a menu-labeling law requiring full-service
restaurant chains to list values for calories, sodium, fat, and carbohydrates for each item on …

In 2007, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department launched a restaurant menu labeling
project called SmartMenu. The objective was to recruit locally owned restaurants to …

Menu labelling is recommended as a policy intervention to reduce obesity and diet-related
disease. The present commentary considers the many challenges the restaurant industry …

Objectives. We assessed the impact of restaurant menu calorie labels on food choices and
intake. Methods. Participants in a study dinner (n= 303) were randomly assigned to either (1) …

BACKGROUND: The federal menu labeling law will require chain restaurants to post caloric
information on menus, but the impact of labeling is uncertain. PURPOSE: The goal of the …

Objectives. We conducted a health impact assessment to quantify the potential impact of a
state menu-labeling law on population weight gain in Los Angeles County, California …